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UK Risk Register Details for Citrus tristeza virus non-European isolates

Pest has been archived

This pest has been assessed for the Risk Register and is considered to pose a low risk to the UK. The information on this pest was correct as of 21/04/2020, but is no longer actively maintained. It will only be updated if new information is received which indicates the potential for a significant increase in risk to the UK.

This record was last updated on 19/05/2022

Common Names

  • Bud-union decline of citrus
  • Citrus quick decline
  • Citrus seedling yellows
  • Citrus tristeza
  • Grapefruit stem pitting
  • Lime die-back
  • Quick decline of citrus
  • Seedling yellows of citrus
  • Stem pitting of grapefruit
  • Tristeza of citrus

Scenario and Pathways

Scenario for Risk Register

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  • Pest is introduced

Pathway Assessed for Entry to UK

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Common Pathways

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  • Plants for planting (except seeds bulbs and tubers)
  • Cut flowers or branches
  • Fruits or vegetables

Risk Ratings and Current Mitigations

Unmitigated Risks

Likelihood [1 - 5]
Spread [1 - 5]
Impact [1 - 5]
Value at Risk [1 - 5]
Likelihood x Impact [1 - 25]
UK Relative Risk Rating [1 - 125] 1

Current Mitigations

  • show / hide

Key mitigation for pest

Regulated quarantine pest (Northern Ireland)

Regulation

Surveillance

Industry Scheme

Contingency Plan

Awareness

Research

Mitigated Risks

Likelihood [1 - 5]
Spread [1 - 5]
Impact [1 - 5]
Value at Risk [1 - 5]
Likelihood x Impact [1 - 25]
UK Relative Risk Rating [1 - 125] 1

Proposed Actions

Proposed Actions

Regulation

Deregulation

Management By Industry

Targeted Survey

PRA

Contingency Plan

Publicity

Research

Distribution and Pest Details

Distribution

Country / Territory Status Notes
Europe
United Kingdom Absent
North America Present
Mexico Present
United States Present
South America Present
Argentina Present
Bolivia Present
Brazil Present
Colombia Present
Ecuador Present
French Guiana Present
Guyana Present
Paraguay Present
Peru Present
Suriname Present
Uruguay Present
Venezuela Present
Oceania Present
Australia Present
Fiji Present
New Caledonia Present
New Zealand Present
French Polynesia Present
Papua New Guinea Present
Samoa Present
Tonga Present
Africa Present
Algeria Present
Angola Present
Benin Present
Cameroon Present
Central African Republic Present
Chad Present
Comoros Present
Congo (Democratic Rep.) Present
Cote d'Ivoire Present
Egypt Present
Ethiopia Present
Gabon Present
Ghana Present
Madagascar Present
Kenya Present
Mauritius Present
Morocco Present
Mozambique Present
Nigeria Present
Reunion Present
Sao Tome and Principe Present
Somalia Present
South Africa Present
Sudan Present
Tanzania Present
Uganda Present
Zambia Present
Zimbabwe Present
Libya Present
Tunisia Present (Limited) Present, only in some areas, subject to official control.
Asia
Bangladesh Present
Afghanistan Present
Brunei Present
China Present
India Present
Indonesia Present
Iran Present
Israel Present
Japan Present
Jordan Present
South Korea Present
Lebanon Present
Malaysia Present
Nepal Present
Oman Present
Pakistan Present
Philippines Present
Sri Lanka Present
Saudi Arabia Present
Syria Present
Taiwan Present
Thailand Present
United Arab Emirates Present
Yemen Present
Vietnam Present
Georgia Present
Central America
Antigua and Barbuda Present
Aruba Present
Bahamas Present
Belize Present
Bermuda Present
Costa Rica Present
Cuba Present
Dominican Republic Present
El Salvador Present
Guadeloupe Present
Guatemala Present
Honduras Present
Martinique Present
Jamaica Present
Nicaragua Present
Panama Present
Saint Lucia Present
Puerto Rico Present
Trinidad and Tobago Present
British Virgin Islands Present

Type of Pest

  • Virus or Viroid

Host or Industry at Risk

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Major Hosts

  • Aeglopsis chevalieri Swingle
  • Afraegle paniculata (Schumacher) Engler
  • Arracacia xanthorrhiza Bancroft
  • Citrofortunella microcarpa (Bunge) Wijnands
  • Citroncirus webberi Ingram & H.E.Moore
  • Citropsis gilletiana Swingle & Kellerman
  • Citrus aurantifolia (Christmann & Panzer) Swingle
  • Citrus aurantium subsp. aurantium Linnaeus
  • Citrus limettioides Tanaka
  • Citrus paradisi Macfadyen
  • Citrus sinensis (Linnaeus) Osbeck
  • Clausena Burm.F.
  • Fortunella Swing.
  • Pamburus missionis W.T.Swingle
  • Poncirus Rafin.
  • Poncirus trifoliata (Linnaeus) Rafinesque
  • Citrus
  • Citroncirus

Threats to Protected Cultivation

Forest Tree Pests and Pathogens

Further Information

PRA Availability

PRA not available

Regulation and EPPO listing

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Regulated quarantine pest (Northern Ireland). EPPO A2

Actions Indicated

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Action

No statutory action in Great Britain. Statutory action in line with regulations for Northern Ireland.

General Comments

Host not widely grown in the UK, considered to be of little or no phytosanitary risk. More likely to be of concern to citrus growing countries.